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photo courtesy Terry Zomerlei
Calvin senior Terri Zomerlei and Dr. Bruse Hyma performing an autopsy on a plane crash victim. Zomerlei worked with Hyma through the Extern Program.

EXTERN GIVES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES

“I had to get up a lot in the middle of the night because another person had been stabbed, shot, etc.,” said senior, Terri Zomerlei. “When we were doing the autopsies, we had to solve the mystery of ‘How did this person die?’ I felt like Perry Mason.” Zomerlei participated in Calvin’s Extern program and was able to work with a pathologist, and hence with many dead bodies.

The program is not only for students who want to work with dead bodies, however; the Extern program is for students in all majors. Offered...

OPEN HOUSE HOURS EXTENDED ON FRIDAY

Residence Life Division makes changes to policy, but leaves some in the dark
Last week, the Residence Life Department announced that open house hours would be extended on Fridays – beginning at noon and ending at 1:00 a.m. – an addition of five hours.

In addition, men will also be allowed in women’s residence hall basements until 1 a.m. every night. These changes are result of a proposal submitted by Student Senate in the fall after conducting their annual survey of students.

These changes resulted from a proposal made by Student Senate to the Student Life Committee, in the fall semester of this year...
Shirley Hoogstra will begin as the Student Life vice president in July.
BOT APPROVES VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE
When Director of Human Resources Connie Bellows hauls out the binder which holds the findings of the search committee for the vice president of student life, you know that hiring a Calvin vice president is a very involved process. The 10-inch thick binder holds 40-some resumes for the position, which was opened up last summer when Jinny De Jong stepped down after serving 12 years as vice president.

On February 19, the long search ended when the Calvin College Board of Trustees approved recommendation of the search committee -- to appoint Shirley Vogelzang Hoogstra as the new vice president. Hoogstra, who will be leaving a 13-year career as an attorney, will begin this summer.

The Vice President of Student Life supervises a staff of 55 and a budget of $17 million. Departments that report to the Student Life vice president include the Dean of Student Development, the Dean of Residence Life, the Director of Campus Safety, the Director of the Broene Counseling Center, the Director of the Health Center and the Chaplain...


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